Chapter 237- The Blind Swordsman.

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They stopped in their tracks and looked up to find a bullet kicked their way. "Oh? Carlie? That's you right?" Xixan asked after recognizing the object, but Herbe remained perplexed by it. A tense silence ensued before a figure approached them through the soot. There was no response, but simply the sound of her feet crunching on the burnt sand as she approached them. Zoan glanced at Xixan. "Does your teammate play jokes?" She asked. Xixan shook her head in response, but Herbe was more focused on something else. '.....wasn't her building in the range of destruction?' She wondered as she instinctively took a step back. "Um, guys..." she muttered, hesitation laced in her voice. Xixan noticed her action and glanced at her with a raised brow. "What are you doing?" She asked, her tone laced with worry. Discover exclusive tales on My Virtual Library Empire Herbe remained silent and continued to take slow steps back. Noticing this, Rina and Zoan glanced at the figure that approached them through the soot. It had appeared to be a girl a minute ago, but the figure had disappeared into nothing.@@@@ It was at that moment that panic began to grow evident in their chest. Rina took a few steps backward as well while an eerie silence crept up their skin like a rodent, suffocating them in an uncomfortable tension. As the silence dissolved, a shift of the air occurred, and a figure pierced through it, appearing beside Zoan and Rina in seconds. Their gazes widened in shock as they whimpered in fear, but they were too slow to react. A gut-retching sound pierced through the silent air as blood splurged onto the ground. Rina's scream echoed across the expanse of the skies, and Herbe was forced to turn around hastily with Xixan held firmly across her shoulder. "Wait! We should go back for them!" She said in protest, but Herbe didn't even want to think of that possibility. It was never in their plan to die, and she sure as hell wasn't going to let that happen right now. The sound of their comrade, Rina screaming was suddenly cut short by the sound of gurgling as a thud projected in the air. It was evident now that they were dead, and the only killer she could think of was that person. "How?! How did he survive that? That's impossible! What is he?!" Herbe muttered in shock, as she continued to run through the black dust. It had not settled yet, but it was getting clearer and her sight was slowly returning to her ever so slowly. But even that didn't stop her from stumbling on her feet, and tripping on sand, her legs buckling beneath her. The two girls screamed as their bodies were pulled into the crater, the sand sucking them in like quicksand, its grains shifting and swirling around them. Herbe looked down at the bottom of the crater, but her vision wasn't clear enough to see through the fog. She immediately turned over and attempted to clasp her fingers into the sand to stop herself from falling, while Xixan attempted to do the same. The nature of the soil made it difficult, and their efforts were not being rewarded as they kept on falling inside. "Never do that again in your life". She said with a stern tone before rushing off to Raph. Merthy sighed while Cartwyn remained in a state of shock as she glanced around the area. "Surprised?" Merthy asked and Cartwyn nodded in reply immediately. "Who is he? I assumed he wasn't just an ordinary figure....but he just defeated three squads from Neuj's upper battalion". Merthy chuckled in response. They stood at a corner of the demolition caused by the fight while they watched as the townspeople began to gather around Raph. A smirk formed on Merthy's lips. "He's our ace and the plan in uniting this wretched town". Cartwyn glanced at the sight with baffled eyes. "So the Guild Master was in on it...you guys knew of his true abilities and wished to use him?" "No...Not used...it was a contract... we'll have to fulfill our bargain after this but..." She nodded in satisfaction. "...It seems like our plans are coming to fruition". Cartwyn raised a brow as she glanced at Merthy, her thoughts reeling in as she attempted to figure out what she had just said. 'How are their plans coming to fruition? Look at how much damage that occurred,' she wondered. "Don't fuss your little brain over it" Merthy said with a sigh. "...I'm sure you're aware that the people don't trust the five pillars". How could they? When they were constantly assaulted because of them. So now that someone had defeated one of those pillars or a part of one of those pillars, what would that mean? "Oh? Are you trying to start an urban legend?" Cartwyn asked as her ears perched up in realization. "Yes....Just like the Cat Knight all that time in the past..." Merthy replied with a smile. At that moment, they watched a little girl approach Raph as he descended the ruble with Elsie. It was the girl that Raph had saved, and the people who he saved with her were amongst the townspeople that surrounded him. "The Blind Swordsman". The little girl said with a wild smile on her face as Raph picked her up. He was about to start his usual protest but the townspeople had suddenly taken it upon themselves to make sure that name stayed. "The Blind Swordsman!" "The Blind Swordsman!" "The Blind Swordsman!" That name mentioned by the girl was all it took for the townspeople to get hyped up. There were loud cheers and excited voices as they chanted his name. Yes, some of their homes had been destroyed, but they had gained something else from this, a hero. Someone who had fought against the pillars and won. Was that not something worth celebrating? Yes, it was. Merthy and Cartwyn watched in silence as the townspeople's voices pierced through the air in a melodic timbre of excitement. Merthy glanced at the little girl that Raph held and her smile grew wilder. 'Good work'. She thought as she glanced at Cartwyn. "This will be the start of a new urban legend, the Blind Swordsman".

Chapter 237- The Blind Swordsman.

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